A good coastal road trip is built from short drives and long pauses. This route covers seven days, six overnight stops and exactly one alarm clock.

Days one to three: the quiet bays

Start where the road narrows. Swim before breakfast, drive after, and let every pier be a reason to stop for a coffee.

Photo: Isaak Dury via Unsplash
Photo: Isaak Dury via Unsplash

Days four and five: the harbour towns

Fish markets open early and close by noon. Arrive hungry, buy whatever is still moving and ask the vendor how to cook it.

  • Keep drives under two hours between stops.
  • Carry a paper map for the stretches with no signal.
  • Always pack a towel and a thermos.

Days six and seven: slow down further

Leave one day entirely empty. Some of the best memories of the trip will be of the afternoon you did nothing at all.

A road trip is not about the destination; it is about what the window shows you on the way.

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